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Clean Energy Workforce Training Program. Panama Bartholomy Advisor to Chairman Douglas California Energy Commission. CLEAN ENERGY WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAM. $90 million Multi-agency initiative to: Identify clean energy workforce needs - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Panama BartholomyAdvisor to Chairman Douglas
California Energy Commission
Clean Energy Workforce Training Program
CLEAN ENERGY WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAM
■ $90 million■ Multi-agency initiative to:
Identify clean energy workforce needs
Build regional capacity in clean energy sector development
Deliver industry relevant training for displaced workers and new workforce entrants
CLEAN ENERGY WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAM
■ Partnership Green Collar Jobs Council CA Workforce Investment Board CA Community Colleges
Chancellors Office Employment Development
Department Employment Training Panel CA Department of Education IBEW/NECA IOUs and POUs
CLEAN ENERGY WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAM
■ Labor Market Information DevelopmentEDD State-wide Employer SurveyCenters of Excellence
LABOR MARKET INFORMATION DEVELOPMENT
EDD State-wide Employer Survey
■ In May 2009, EDD launched the Green Economy Survey in collaboration with: Labor and Workforce Development
Agency, Economic Strategy Panel, California Workforce Investment Board, Air Resources Board, Community Colleges Centers of
Excellence, and Energy Commission.
51,100 California employers representing all industries, size classes, and counties.
Survey Objectives: Obtain an estimate of the
current number of green jobs in California
Identify the current and changing business practices
Identify emerging occupations
Identify resources and strategies
LABOR MARKET INFORMATION DEVELOPMENT
■ California Community College’s Center of Excellence
http://www.coeccc.net/
Energy Efficiency Occupations
2009 Employment
Estimate
3-year Projected Growth
Growth Rate
Resource conservation or energy efficiency managers 1,400 450 32%
Project managers for construction or design 3,180 660 21%
HVAC mechanics, technicians or installers 1,370 260 19%
Energy auditors or home energy raters 1,130 650 58%Compliance analyst or energy regulation specialists 770 350 46%
Building performance or retrofitting specialists 1,920 810 43%
Building operators or building engineers 760 170 23%
Building controls systems technician 720 170 24%Total, All Occupations (totals may not add due to rounding) 11,250 3,530 31%
■ $3 million partnership between:CA Workforce
Investment BoardCalifornia Energy
CommissionCalifornia Economic
Strategy Panel
Grants for regions to identify and develop industry clusters Diagnosis of economic
trends and labor market needs;
Collaborative Priority-Setting;
Negotiated Cluster of Opportunity Investment Strategy;
Sustainable Implementation
REGIONAL INDUSTRY CLUSTERS OF OPPORTUNITY GRANT
CLEAN ENERGY WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAM
■ Regional Partnerships$56 million Partnership
between: Energy Commission EDD CA Workforce Investment
Board
Community college and workforce investment board-led regional partnerships
■ Training for displaced construction workers or new workforce entrants in:■ Energy and water
efficiency■ Renewable energy■ Transmission and
distribution■ Clean transportation
DEMAND DRIVEN AND INDUSTRY RELEVANT
■ Preference given to partnerships that included local governments which are committing resources to deploying comprehensive building retrofit programs
■ Oversight from Green Employers Council made up of representatives from each industry in which the partnership will provide training
SACRAMENTO REGIONAL GREEN BUILDING TRAINING PARTNERSHIP■ 2 WIBs, 2 community colleges, Union, 3 local
governments, utility, community benefit organization, regional economic development corporation • Provides training for new
workforce entrants– Introductory Green Jobs/Energy
Career Exploration Workshops– Green Building and
Weatherization Specialist– Home Energy Auditors– Green Plumber– Certified Green Building
Professional
LONG BEACH WATER/ENERGY EFFICIENCY PARTNERSHIP
■ Long Beach Community College, City, Port, utility and private business
■ Partnership will provide certificated training program for key job classifications:
– Building Performance or Retrofitting
– Water/ Energy Auditor– Certified Green Building
Professionals
EMPLOYMENT TRAINING PANEL
■ $10 million partnershipWill provide funding to train
incumbent workers for work in: Energy and water efficiency
installation and product manufacturing
Renewables energy installation and product manufacturing
Transmission and distribution installation and product manufacturing
Clean transportation
CALIFORNIA SOLAR WORKFORCE PARTNERSHIP
■ $3.5 million partnership:Energy Commission IBEW/NECACommunity
Colleges Chancellors Office
California Center for Sustainable Energy
■ Partnership will develop comprehensive, State-wide curriculum and train-the-trainer program for:Utility- and distributed-
scaleSolar PV and ThermalHigh school –college-
union hall
CALIFORNIA SMART GRID WORKFORCE PARTNERSHIP
■ PG&E, SCE, SMUD, Sempra■ CSU – Sacramento,
Pomona, East Bay■ Community Colleges -
LACCD, Los Rios (Sacramento), Evergreen (San Jose)
■ IBEW■ Three-WIBs■ Energy Commission
■ Partnership has applied for $8.5 million in DOE funds to:■ Develop comprehensive,
State-wide smart grid installation curriculum
■ Pilot delivery of curriculum at colleges and union halls
CEC-CDE GREEN TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIP ACADEMY
■ Partnership between State, school district and private industry
■ Grade 10-12■ Student takes all their classes in field-
related academy■ Internships in field
SUMMATION
■ Partnerships■ Leverage■ Just the beginning